Forget last week’s 100th episode! Podcast #97 is one of the best dance podcasts I’ve heard yet. I still like Dave Matthias’ Rejuvenation for something that is upbeat and relaxing at the same time, but DD97 is something you can really move to! Here’s the breakdown of the beats that are sure to titillate your ears:

Filo & Perry – Anthem (Nic Chagall Mix)

A great start, but the best is yet to come!

Shinedoe aka Innersphere – Phunk (Steve Angello Mix)

Getting hotter…

Chemical Brothers – Saturate

Now you’re talking. Speaking of the Chemical Brothers, have you heard their new album, We Are the Night? Right now I only like a couple of songs, but their music has a tendency to grow on me.

Darren Mase feat. Dirty Flavor – Dirty Playroom

This track is hot too. I’d like to see her dirty playroom, wouldn’t you?

Justin Martin – Ghetto Train

This is the best track on the podcast; I could listen to it over and over again.

The rest of the podcast is great too, but the first half is the best! Later on you’ll hear another one of my favorite Chemical Brothers’ songs, Do it Again. You should check it out, and definitely subscribe. It’s free and downloads every week – you’ve always got something new to listen to.

This guy can sing! I picked up his first single some time ago – We All Want the Same Thing – and have enjoyed listening to it over and over again. This past Tuesday he released another single – It Don’t Make Any Difference To Me – that pleases just as much as the first.

Not only does the music sound great, but there is actually great messages hidden in his lyrics. We all want the same thing — don’t we? It don’t make any difference — should it? And those are just the song titles…Kevin Michael is going to be a hit! I can’t wait for his full album release! You’ve got to check this guy out and at least give it a preview. If you don’t have iTunes, check out his web page and click on the audio player at the top of the page.

Again, just like when I mentioned musicthing, I appreciate when someone with the power to actually do something and make a difference in an industry does exactly that.

Who cares that the record labels aren’t making money anymore?!? They’re obsolete and eventually most artists will begin to realize that they can make more money and have a larger fan base by giving away their music. How will they make money? Ask Prince where he is performing every weekend. I’ll give you a hint, it’s in Las Vegas and tickets cost more than the price of a CD!

Now this is the kind of stuff I like to see. I still haven’t written that post on intellectual property that I’ve been promising (verbally) to those who bother to listen to me, but this company/idea is the best step in the right direction that I’ve seen in quite some time.

So what is it? musicthing promotes itself as the next generation recording label. It “opened” its doors for business on 7/4/07, surely to coincide with the spirit of Independence Day.

musicthing is a new kind of music company. We intend to develop a roster of artists much the same way a traditional record company does, but plan to make the music created by those artists available for free online.

I’m listening to their 1st artist, origami llamas, as I’m writing this post and it seems to be pretty good music. I think I’ll go ahead and download it. Ahem, did I mention that downloading their music was free? That’s right, musicthing thinks that music should be free! I agree! There are plenty of ways for music artists to make money – giving away their music just builds a fan base that will spend money on more profitable ventures like concerts, fan merchandise, radio cuts, music videos, and the like.